Tasmania needs clearly-defined guidelines around the use of restrictive practices in schools, disability education advocates say, with no public policy available.

ONE in four parents of a student with a disability believe their child has been restrained at school, according to a report. The report by Deloitte Access Economics raises serious concerns about the ...

There has been poor progress on minimising the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in health and care services in England, 4 years after a major review was launched into the area. In 2018, the ...

Children and young people should never be shut in a room alone and prevented from leaving, according to the Department of Health. That is according to newly-published departmental policy on ...

The government has asked the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to review the use of restrictive interventions on those with mental health problems and learning disabilities and/or autism in hospitals and ...

A criminologist says people with disability are suffering violence and abuse in group homes People with disability are being strapped down and “chemically castrated” in group homes, the royal ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Disability service providers used unauthorised restraints, such as locking people in their homes and administering potentially harmful ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority found a number of young people with disabilities were living in a highly restrictive environment when inspectors visited earlier this year. The findings ...